This is a full-time paid 12-month position to work in the laboratory of Dr. Diyendo Massilani, PhD in the Department of Genetics at Yale School of Medicine.The laboratory focuses on unraveling the evolutionary history of modern and extinct human populations using ancient DNA. Their research is centered on retrieving and sequencing DNA from archaeological materials to investigate the peopling of the world, the history of human health, and their adaptation to diverse environmental and lifestyle conditions. DNA extracted from ancient specimens contributes significantly to answering a wide range of questions across disciplines such as anthropology, evolutionary biology, environmental science, and archaeology. As genome-scale data becomes increasingly available from thous